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Jon Kahl is answering visitors questions this month on our Scientist on the Spot feature. He specializes in studying weather and might have some interesting insight into these sorts of questions. As a matter of fact (I just looked) he weighs in on this very question: It seems like winters in the midwest are getting milder - both warmer and less snow. Is that something that is backed up by any data or is it just perception and things are about the same as they usually are?
i hink they're still as cold, but alot less snow
I remember more snow in past years.
its warmer now, no longer do i say brr
R u serious ithink dat it is waaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy colder now then it was a few year ago!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i don't really remember what the winters are like from year to year.
It has gotten warmer; but how warm would it be if there wasn't global warming?
OMG WHO WOULD EVER THINK THAT ITS GETTING COLDER IN MN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I had to sit at a bus stop for a very long time.So I know what it feels to be cold.
The length of a human lifetime is insignificant when .compared to the length of time our planet has had an atmosphere. Our observations from day to day, year to year do not mean a thing with regard to weather patterns
No snow yet???
I voted this way because I have been in colder winters and I know that in the years 2008-2012 we are suppose to have the next four winters like the 1858.
Bailey Cram writes we have had colder winters and I am willing to spend the next four years living in the coldest winters of my life.
it seems that winters keep getting milder here, but they're still too long for my tastes!
i hate the winter but i love going skiing
I do not like the cold winters and would love to be able to get away to a warmer climate during January and February
Winter is cold. That's all there is to it. And I don't like this keyboard.
Memories are tricky things. One might remember a cold/warm winter because it has personal significance. It would be fun to have an exhibit on memory and events....maybe in the CSI section?
No, Its not getting warmer, I mean if you think below zero is warm, then thats crazy talk. I rember when there was a windchill of -40*F And we still ended up going to school...But that is minnesota for you...!!
winter is the same as it has been for as long as i remember it always snows a ton each year
i love winter itis awsome
i love the snow and i love going sledding!
i think that the weather is getting colder but it does not matter cause i think that when you are younger you dont really relize the cold you just want to have fun
We've been in Minnesota for three and a half years now, and the winters are plenty cold. Last year was noticeably colder than the previous two. Sunspot activity (the lack of them) indicates this winter may be a cold one too.
Mark
i think that it is just as cold but it is not snowing as much as it use to....
Winter is much warmer than it probably was 50 years ago. Of course, that doesn't mean that it's noticeable. It might be a bit colder theis year than the year before, or warmer than the past year. Global warming is a big issue that I believe shouldn't be ignored. =)
it is getting cold
I hate winter so much i wish i could just push it off the top of the empire state building!!!!!!!!
ughhh i dont even know why i live here. prolby becuase this is where my folks live . hahaha duhhhhh.
i love snowboarding though!!!
talk to you laterr!
and by later i mean never!!!
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